I'm sure Martin would have an opinion about the Polaris Prize

I'm sure Martin Streek would have an opinion on this

The shortlist of 10 will be announced July 6. The winner, who will receive $20,000, will be announced Sept. 20.

Here is the complete Polaris Long List:

Apollo Ghosts - Mount Benson (Vancouver)
Bahamas - Pink Strat (Toronto)
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (Montréal)
Blue Rodeo - The Things we Left Behind (Toronto)
Brasstronaut - Mt. Chimaera (Vancouver)
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record (Toronto)
Basia Bulat - Heart of my Own (London)
By Divine Right - Mutant Message (Toronto)
Caribou – Swim (Dundas)
Jason Collett - Rat A Tat Tat (Toronto)
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II) (Toronto)
Amelia Curran - Hunter Hunter (St. John’s)
Fred Fortin - Plastrer La Lune (Montréal)
Frog Eyes - Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph (Victoria)
Hannah Georgas - This is Good (Vancouver)
Ghostkeeper - Ghostkeeper (Calgary)
Holy F—k - Latin (Toronto)
Karkwa - Les chemins de verre (Montréal)
Lee Harvey Osmond - A Quiet Evil (Hamilton)
Greg MacPherson - Mr. Invitation (Winnipeg)
Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Vancouver)
Misteur Valaire - Golden Bombay (Montréal)
The New Pornographers - Together (Vancouver)
Owen Pallett - Heartland (Toronto)
Plants And Animals - La La Land (Montréal)
Radio Radio - Belmundo Regal (Montréal)
Justin Rutledge - The Early Widows (Toronto)
The Sadies - Darker Circles (Toronto)
Shad - TSOL (London)
Elizabeth Shepherd - Heavy Falls the Night (Toronto)
The Slew - 100% (Montréal)
Meaghan Smith - The Cricket’s Orchestra (Halifax)
South Rakkas Crew - The Stimulus Package (Toronto)
Tegan And Sara - Sainthood (Vancouver)
The Wooden Sky - If I Don’t Come Home You’ll Know I’m Gone (Toronto)
Hawksley Workman - Meat (Huntsville)
You Say Party! We Say Die! - XXXX (Vancouver)
Young Galaxy - Invisible Republic (Montréal)
Yukon Blonde - Yukon Blonde (Vancouver)
Zeus - Say Us (Toronto)